A big fire happened in a factory in South Korea. The fire started because some batteries exploded. The fire was very strong and hard to stop. Firefighters used dry sand to put out the fire. Sadly, 22 people died because of the fire.

The factory had many batteries on the second floor. The fire spread very fast, so workers couldn't escape. Firefighters worry the fire might start again. South Korea makes many batteries for things like cars and laptops. Some people got hurt in the fire too.

Original news source: Exploding batteries spark deadly S Korea factory fire (BBC)

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A big ? happened in a factory in South Korea. The fire started because some ? exploded. The fire was very strong and ? to ?. Firefighters used dry sand to put out the fire. Sadly, 22 people died because of the fire. The factory had many batteries on the second floor. The fire ? very fast, so workers couldn't ?. Firefighters worry the fire might start again. South Korea makes ? batteries for things like cars and ?. Some people got hurt in the fire too.

1. What is a factory?
2. How would you feel if there was a big fire near your house?
3. Do you like firefighters? Why or why not?
4. What are batteries used for?
5. How do you think the workers felt when they couldn't escape the fire?
6. Do you think it's important to have fire safety rules? Why or why not?
7. Have you ever seen a fire before? What did you do?
8. What do you think the firefighters did to put out the fire?
9. Do you think the fire will start again? Why or why not?
10. Why do you think South Korea makes many batteries?
11. Have you ever been hurt before? How did it happen?
12. How can we prevent fires from happening?

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